NIH Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center leaders expect to run CIO-SP4 and its predecessor concurrently for one to two months once awarded.

The large governmentwide acquisition vehicles were again extended while CIO-SP4 challenges continue.

NITAAC is requesting to extend the existing vehicle, CIO-SP3, to Oct. 29, the agency confirmed.

NITAAC says it began sending Phase 1 notices earlier this month. Phases 2 and 3 are expected to be sent in coming weeks.

New numbers from the Government Accountability Office, which adjudicates bid protests, shows 367 more protests were filed in fiscal year 2023 than the previous fiscal year.

The National Institutes of Health will reevaluate the federal IT contractor’s self-scoring sheet as part of corrective action, according to court filings.

The complaint comes after the agency overseeing the CIO-SP4 solicitation recently committed to corrective action related to dozens of sustained bid protests.

National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center says it is optimistic about the promise the solicitation holds for federal agency customers.

The decision comes after the Government Accountability Office upheld 93 challenges to the same solicitation last month.

In a Thursday statement the watchdog recommended NIH look again at which proposals should advance past the solicitation's initial phase.